Game



Nov. 27, 1934. J. T. HARTNE-r'r GAME Filed Jan. 20, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheetl Jaw.

NGV. 27, 1934. 1 TI HARTNETT I 1,982,611

GAME

Filed Jan. 20, 19315 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i I I i I I I l l l l I l l 38 f2ffy. m. dL-W Patented Nov. 27,v 1934 PATENT OFFICE GAME John T.Hartnett, Arlington, Mass., assgnor of onehalf to Courier-CitizenCompany, Lowell, Mass., a corporationof Massachusetts ApplicationJanuary 20, 1933, Serial No. 652,623

3 Claims.

This invention relates to games, the successful playing of whichnecessitates intelligence and knowledge.

An object of the invention is the provision of a game comprising a plateor card having certain matter as a message, picture, andthe like, on aface thereof, and other matter having some relation or connection withthe first matter, as a series of questions relative to certain factsrespecting the message or picture. which questions are adapted to beanswered by a player, and the questions having answers that arenormallyA concealed or covered and are adapted to be exposed to prove ordisprove the answer given by the player.

A further object is generally to provide a novel and entertaining formof game.

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the obverse face of a game card embodying thepresent invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the reverse face of the card of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the card of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a view of the bottom portion of the card of Fig. 2 with-acover tab open.

Fig. 5 is a perspective detail of the top portion of the card of Fig. 2with the cover tab thereof open.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a modified form of card embodying theinvention.

Fig. '7 is an end view of the card of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a view of the card of Fig. 7 but with one of the question tabsthereof removed and one of the cover tabs also removed to expose thecorrect answer to the question contained on the question tab.

Fig. 9 is a plan view of a question tab.

Fig. 10 is a plan view of another type of card embodying the presentinvention.

The invention is susceptible to a variety of modifications and threemodifications are herein disclosed to illustrate the nature and scope ofthe invention.

In the form of the invention illustrated inFigs. 1 through 5 the gamecomprises a card 10, prefr erably but not necessarily of paper or paperboard, having on the obverse face thereof certain matter, herein shownas a picture 12, representing a State capitol building. The reverse faceof the card bears other data as the message 14 which has some relationto the picture 12 and herein is descriptive of the State of which thepicture represents the capitol building. The message herein is in theform of a cryptogram or cipher and it is intended that the player shallexercise his knowledge and intelligence in, and derive entertainmentfrom, deciphering the cryptogram. Preferably, although not necessarily,the player is given a certain amount of aid in determining the solutionof the cipher by an understandable message 16 and the same message codedas at 18 in the same manner as the cipher 14. The message 16 may, forinstance, be an advertisement of some merchandisable article, ascigarettes, and need not have any relation to the picture 12 or themessage 14 except that it provides means which aids the player indetermining the solution of the message 14. The card also bears a key 20to the cipher and a translation or solution 22 thereof located on thecard at some convenient place as respectively above and below the cipher14 and printed or appearing on the same face of the card so that theplayer can decode the cipher if he fails unaided to do so during thetime he gives to the puzzle and also so that the player can prove ordisprove his translation of the cipher. Both the key and the solutionare normally covered or concealed from view so that they are notavailable except by a deliberate action on the part of the player. Tothis end the marginal portions 24 and 26 of the card that are locatedrespectively above and below the key and the solution are reexed orfolded over and upon the card over the key and the solution and theedges of the folds are adherently'or otherwise affixed to the body ofthe card. The fold 24 has a line of scoring 28 that defines a cover ortab 30 that overlies the key 20 and the fold 26 has a line of scoring 32that denes a cover or tab 34 that overlies the solution 22. Both foldsmay be broken along the score lines to detach the three sides of thecover from the folds, so that the cover can be raised as illustrated inFigs. 4 and 5 to expose the key and the solution to view when the playerso desires, for the purpose of proving or disproving his solution of thecipher 14.

In the modification illustrated in Figs. 6 through 9, the card 36 is orcan be of paper or paper board and has data 37 as the representation ofthe flag of some country printed on the obverse face thereof. The upperand lower marginal portions 38 and 40 of the card are reexed or foldedover upon the reverse face of the card and the edges of the folds areadherently or otherwise affixed to the body of the card. The uppermargin of the folded card has a transverse line of scoring or the like42 which is located above the affixed edge of the fold 38 and also has aplurality of parallel score lines 44 that are at right angles to andextend to the score line 42, thereby providing'a series of folded tabs46 each of which can be detached from the body of the card and unfolded,as in Fig. 9. The tabs bear different data 48, as questions relating tothe data, or flag 37 or the country it represents, and which questionsare intended to be answered by a player, or several players. Each tab cnits inner face also bears a separate number 50 or otherquestionidentifying means. The fold bears data 52, as the coveredanswers to the various questions carried by the tabs and also,preferably. a number or other identication 54 corresponding to that ofits associated tab. 'Ihe data 52 is covered by the body of the card, andthe card has a plurality of score lines 56 that define detachable coversthat overlie the questions 52 and have associated therewith numbers orother identifying means each associated with a separate tab. After acertain tab has been detached from the card and the question thereonanswered by a player, the cover over the correct answer to thev questionis detached and the answer is thus exposed to view, to prove or disprovethe answer given by the player.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 10 the card 58 has data, as thepicture 60 of a president of the United States and certain other data 62Arelating to the picture, as the name of the president, place of birth,etc. The card can have end folds, like the card of Fig.- 7, and the,folds have thereon the answers to the questions 62 normally concealedbythe body of the card, the body, however, having detachable covers ortabs 64 that can be detached to expose the covered answer to thequestion and to prove and disprove the answer given by the player.

I claim:

1. A game comprising a card having a plurality y of folded tabs the endsof which are detachably connected with the body of the card whereby thetabs are retained normally in folded condition and separately detachablefrom the card, indicia on the card, other indicia relating to said firstindicia appearing on the inner faces of said tabs, additional indicia onsaid card relating to said other indicia, and removable coversfor saidad-V ditional indicia which normally conceal said indicia from view.

2. A game comprising a card having two marginal portions folded overagainst the body of and -connected in part with the body of said card,

said card at said marginal portions having lines of weakness whichdefine tabs that can be detached at least in part from the body of thecard to expose a concealed face qf the folded marginal portions, exposedindicia carried by the body of said card, and other indicia relating tosaid exposed indicia carried by the folded marginal portions under andadapted to be exposed by raising said tabs.

3. A game comprising a card having two marginal portions folded overagainst lthe body of and connected in part with the body of said card,said card and one of said marginal portions having a plurality of linesof weakness which denne a consecutive series of folded tabs arrangedalong the margin of the card and adapted to be detached completelytherefrom, said card over the other folded portion having a series ofdetached lines of weakness deflning a plurality of separate tabs thatlie within the border of the card and can be ,detached therefrom toexpose a surface of the underlying folded portion, said folded tabsbearing questions, and said other folded margin bearing answers tosaidquestions under said separate tabs.

JOHN T. HARTNE'I'I.

